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TDM #2


« « « TEST DRIVE MEME » » »




« « « OUT OF CLUTTER FIND SIMPLICITY


It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Yet, solace is found in the lies we tell each other, comforted by the peace of knowing that we're not alone in our depravity, and once on this path, sin itself becomes the lesser of two evils masked in a cloud of normalcy.

This is how Duplicity has functioned since the beginning. The divide of power and social standing is overt in that Dominants influence the decisions made both publicly and privately while Submissives cater to the rules presented to them. It is the way of Duplicity to assign random designations at birth with no leeway in altering what has been given. Climate in the Up is far stricter than that of the Down; violating outlined personas for a Dominant or Submissive while in full view of others is punished by degree of infraction. In the Down, many tend to turn a blind eye to these sorts of offenses.

To counteract the discovery of the Deceit Gene – a natural "negative" response to all stimuli – the L.I.E.S. program was founded. The program had been designed to introduce new subjects to the current environment and test for the Deceit Gene through immersion in Duplicity's standing society. Sexual impulses and encounters increase the chances of detecting the gene within these individuals. Participants are typically released from L.I.E.S. after a year; however, results have remained unsatisfactory and testing still continues.

You’re here! Finally! Welcome to Duplicity.

After choosing a door and stepping through to the other side, the first thing that greets you are the enthusiastic faces of people in medical scrubs and pristine lab coats. Their enthusiasm translates to eagerness as they strip you of your clothes to perform a thorough examination—you will be healed, bathed, and given a paper gown to wear until your items can be processed and delivered to your residence later in the evening. You are also given a device that accesses the network as well as the time and location of orientation.

If you enter Duplicity into the Up, congratulations! You’re a Dominant, which means you are immediately picked up by a limo after processing and taken to your highrise. Here, it is two Dominants per floor with separate apartments. If you enter Duplicity into the Down, congratulations! You’re a Submissive, which means you are directed towards public transportation with the address of the motel you’ll be living in. Here, it is two Submissives per room with a shared common space for all rooms. Either way it's raining! Still.

Enjoy your free time until orientation! Participation is mandatory by all new arrivals.



» » » LIES TRAVEL IN COMPANY




The day after stepping through the door and participating in orientation, LIERS are assembled together in the Up for a tour of Duplicity in its entirety. Seats are in pairs and randomly assigned to Dominants and Submissives alike. Traveling from Fiddler's Square, the train journeys through various parts of the Up, showcasing society and examples of lifestyle. Along the way, frequent stops are made; a variety of passengers can be seen exiting and entering the doors. A Dominant with a kneeling Submissive takes a seat near the front of the train at one stop. A small group of Submissives board and sit closer to the LIERS at another, all seemingly content in their roles. As the tour continues through the Up, the train passes close to the Market and White Wall Bridge and zips by North Park before heading into the Down and bypassing Red Wall Bridge and South Park.

The train makes a "final" stop at Riddler's Square, where inhabitants of the Down are instructed to return to their temporary housing. Those who live in the Up are permitted to stay on the train and revisit the same locations while returning.



« « « A. WAIST. OF. LEEWAYS.




The rain continues to drizzle, but it’s finally slowing enough for the citizens of Duplicity to catch their breath. With the influx of new LIERS, people make quick work of fixing the damages from Tumenalia—a combination of preparation and wanting to welcome more participants to orientation.

Typically, travel between the Up and the Down is rather seamless with the use of the elevators, and with the end of the holiday comes a regular schedule for transportation between the two areas of Duplicity. Yet, mysterious powers are at play once again. Or so it seems. Stepping onto the elevators does not deliver its occupants to their desired location; instead, they are ushered into rooms designed to be escaped. There are a variety of themes, but the most popular seem to be Room A, Room B, and Room C. While they follow the usual guidelines for any escape room, there are a few “catches” that might not be noticeable at first. Each clue is only accessible to those of the corresponding designation. Submissives are responsible for unlocking the first and third of the three clues, and even if a Dominant figures out what it is and how to use it, they will not be any closer to escaping unless the Submissive plays a key role in interacting with these clues.

Things to note about these rooms: the third clue requires some sort of sexual engagement to be considered “clear” of it. After the allotted time of one (1) hour, if those inside haven’t managed to escape, the Submissives will be removed from the room and the Dominants will remain until they can successfully help the new Submissives escape the room. Each time, the clues will be reset and change; they will never be the same.




» » » THE KEY TO HEARTS




Meanwhile, in the Down, a local charity organization has sent out notices for a black-tie fundraiser to be held during the evening to raise awareness of homeless Submissive children. Invitations are sent via the devices, and there are even fliers posted all across the Up and the Down. If in attendance of the event, the waitstaff will be taking down the names of all uncontracted Submissives; no other explanation of what it’s for is mentioned throughout the evening. And while donations are completely voluntary, any contributions made helps to further the main endeavor of the cause. However, it seems most people are present to network and find someone that might fill a contract slot. So, eat, drink, and dance until it all winds down and everyone decides to go home. The only “catch”? Dominants draw the name of one Submissive to accompany them back to the Up, and those who are left will be paired up for the sake of no one leaving alone.



« « « MOD & OOC NOTES



Please read carefully.

Dominant and Submissive TDM assignments: All characters whose first name begins with the following ( A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q, S, U, W, and Y ) are Dominants. All characters whose first name begins with the following ( B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, T, V, X, and Z ) are Submissives. Players with characters that are a number use the first letter to spell that number. To use this TDM as a door pass please link this on your app and place whether it is dominant or submissive.

For the escape room prompt players can make up the clues they find. They may be extremely sexual or something simple like moving a painting off a wall.

Also, any locations throughout Duplicity are available for TDM prompts as well!

Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have fun!!




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a2brutus: (024)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Because I made a promise, that's why.

[She's hoping he'll leave it at that, but honestly, she knows he isn't? That being said, this entire encounter has already gone far better than she ever would have assumed. No screaming, no him telling her he's going to murder her, and 9S certainly hasn't fallen down a hole yet.

Honestly so far everything is in the positive.
]
ilyushkano: (we do it all the time)

[personal profile] ilyushkano 2018-10-15 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
That's, uh, kind of the absolute last thing I wanted to hear after finding out my big brother is here too.

key to hearts

[personal profile] mastermagician 2018-10-15 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Asra, too, had shed the fashions of home for those of a more modern flavor. A suit in a pale blue with bright aqua-and-coral jaquard silk lining. The same bright pattern was repeated in the slim tie, which (like the suit) was cut in a slim, feminine style, with tails and form-fitting pants which, he found, weren't half-bad for his legs. He'd perfumed his hair and smoothed it back, so that his bangs and waves weren't in his face. It made him look at least a shade older than his early-twenties, and the feminine look was enhanced by the barest brush of pale-pink and moonshadow-blue pigment at the corners of his eyes, and a long, dangling silver earring from one ear that brushed the elegant arch of his neck when he moved.

Asra caught the stare as he was slipping out, tawny-tanned brow glistening with a thin film of sweat from dancing. But his hands were shaking a little too, and it looked as though he might have retreated to this cooler place to escape something. A flush crawled up his throat-- one he tried to fight back, as he lifted both hands to pluck fine flutes of champagne from the platter of a passing server.

He slipped forward, heels quiet on the stone, and without a word offered one glass to Karna. His fingertips were light on the crystal rim. Soft, uncalloused. His nailes were clean and polished. And standing even this close, it was easy to smell the faintly-floral jasmine in his hair, with an undertone of something faintly smoky. Agarwood. Like an oasis in a desert. ]

ex_serum683: SHITHOUSE (✪|SIXTY  SEVEN.)

[personal profile] ex_serum683 2018-10-15 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
for a moment steve just... stares at tony, taking him in, trying to decide how that particular quip was meant and if he should be annoyed or genuinely touched or a little of both. peggy's not really something he wants to discuss with tony, despite how she'd figured largely in tony's life, being one of his father's closest and oldest friends. it's a commonality between them steve doesn't rightly know what to do with, doesn't want to have to hear tony crack wise or hero worship her — so after that moment he turns around and begins walking again. they're getting close to the elevators downside.

As far as monitoring goes, there have been a few Submissives who got citations for posts they made to social media. Some monetary fines, community service, simple stuff. Far as I can tell no LIER from my cohort's gone to the People Zoo yet, but it's probably just a matter of time.
hungerneverfed: (annoyed | listen)

[personal profile] hungerneverfed 2018-10-15 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
I could not have put it better myself, Mr. Asim. [Having experienced some short time as one of these 'Submissives,' Jonathan is appalled. It's as though that wretched Aloysius Dawson had his wish granted and the boroughs of London split with his 'magnificent' wall.]

I cannot understand what purpose these lines of division serve. Is there any news or some propaganda in the Up, at least. Some trite nonsense about taking care of the wretches in the Down who cannot care for themselves?
whatsina_name: (Phillip [Uhhhh])

[personal profile] whatsina_name 2018-10-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[YEAH WELL AT LEAST PHILLIP HASN'T TALKED ABOUT BANGING HIM give him some credit.]

Yeeeah... I know. But. Considering the consequences of not, I figured it was kind of... important.
deathkid: (pic#10431572)

[personal profile] deathkid 2018-10-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ jerking his head up, he blinks a little in surprise at how blase phillip takes the news. maybe nico's been spending too much time around people who know the full capacity of hades' powers and thus those of his kids. or maybe the guy is familiar to death in some way or form. nico isn't sure which he should count on and shrugs the thought away. ]

Uh... It means I have power over the dead?

[ he says it as if he's unsure how phillip will react to that, just like he'd worried about how phillip would react to hearing who his father is. ]
fallen_cetra: (the rain has gone//and taken you from me)

[personal profile] fallen_cetra 2018-10-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Seeing him tense up only makes her lips purse, it won't be nearly as fun if he only gets more bristly. Her bracelets chime softly when she lifts a hand to thoughtfully tap a finger against her chin, her hips idly rocking from side to side. When he speaks she does listen, quiet and attentive as she mulls it over with a musical little hum.]

That does sound exciting! So what have you found so far, then? I promise I'll carry you off to victory without too much trouble.

[A playful wink before she glances to one of the cages hanging from the ceiling, idly wondering why there would be something like that in a room that was so obviously trying to be a sexy version of a dungeon.]

You know...

[He's so tall she has to crane her neck to look up at him, her eyes still sparkling with mirth as she studies his severe expression that seems all too familiar.]

I don't bite.

[A pause, and she looks away as her grin grows in spite of herself. Honestly, she can hardly resist.]

At least not unless you want me to.
deheaded: meimeiteitei. (毒. she could really)

[personal profile] deheaded 2018-10-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ please tell her that, watch her blush. and that's a question you don't really want answered, ritsuka... ]

You are a Submissive, and I am a Dominant. As such, you will need to come home with me. [ she'll have to tell shinssin though... she promised. she folds her hand with his, leading him through the crowd. ] You can stay or you are free to go back to your lodging, but for now, come with me.

[ though, after a few moments, she turns around and faces him. ]

However, if you were to contract with another Dominant, you would have to allow me to inspect every part of them from their hair to their toenails, right down to their marrow to make sure they are worthy of taking care of you. That much is fine, right...?

[ she's not as yan as it sounds i promise. ]
a2brutus: poorly done caps by this journal (Default)

[personal profile] a2brutus 2018-10-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, his attitude isn't really shocking to her, and she counts off her fingers.]

Shoved into some stupid roll that's definitely not fitting, being suddenly surrounded by humans, the entire thing they've got going on here, and not to mention the fact that we're all expected to play along like we're from this place when none of us asked for it to begin with.
killful: (064 flying star)

[personal profile] killful 2018-10-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
'Course I won't! [He nudges Ritsuka's side.] It'll be our little secret. Nothing Shinssin can't do, right?

[It's still a weird nickname. Too cute, too soft around the edges, but it's the name his master gave him so he's sticking to it. Besides, he's not sure if this Ritsuka knows his true name yet.]

I know it's a lot to process, but if you have any questions, just ask. [He slides the glass further away.] Don't drink too much; you might miss the party!
ilyushkano: (Default)

[personal profile] ilyushkano 2018-10-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Well, sitting around moping never won the day, did it?

[Look, with a brother pathologically inclined towards unnecessary self-sacrifice, you've got to learn how to roll with the punches and aim for the silver linings.]

Let's see... introspection... Milady has a tower where she goes for self-reflection back home... uh... is there any place that looks like you could meditate on it?

[personal profile] excaliburnt 2018-10-15 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[She does, indeed, look. Casts a lingering glance, and he wouldn't be wrong to call it appreciative.]

Is that all you wished to say, Archer?

[Bullshitting around might be a class skill for Archer's ilk, but nothing can hide from a Saber's superior instincts. She can practically sense his disappointment, and he wouldn't be wrong to spy some vindictiveness in her smile. This is me, this has always been me. Just say it, Archer. Start an argument. Incite a war.

She's waiting.]
broadaxes: (vlcsnap-2018-10-01-16h58m13s201)

[personal profile] broadaxes 2018-10-15 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Johanna hates how the Down looks. There aren't any trees. She just wants one damn tree, one of those stick ones or even a bonsai. But being outdoors is better than that old hotel smell, so she's walking with her hood up and she sees it-- A DOG.

Johanna strides over as fast as possible,]
He or she bite? [She was rude, but she wasn't stupid. That's how you get your arm ripped off.] You the guy asking about knives and guns on the network??
waytobreakithero: (aren't you cute)

wildcard

[personal profile] waytobreakithero 2018-10-15 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ These two as drinking buddies could be fun. Or a disaster. Or somewhere in between? ]
ilyushkano: (with anyone but you)

[personal profile] ilyushkano 2018-10-15 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Ugh. Ilya's going to be unbearable about this, I can feel it already...

[personal profile] antifashionista 2018-10-15 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
Nonon's obedient response brings one of Satsuki's small, subtle smiles to her lips as she turns the girl away from the dogs nipping at their heels. Nonon is far too precious a thing to be wasted on just anyone and she won't have it, won't have it at all. To allow someone to sully her precious Elite Four makes her very skin crawl. But the name was drawn and all is well and proper in the world. Heels clicking, Satsuki calmly leads the way out of the party and towards the elevator that will propel them back towards her apartment in the Up.

She remains quiet as she waits for the elevator to come, her hand crossing over to settle on Nonon's in the crook of her elbow. She doesn't speak at all, in fact, until they are inside the elevator and well and truly alone. At least in person. Then her attention turns back to Nonon more fully and a bit of the mask Satsuki always wears drops away.

"Yes. It's really me, Nonon-chan." The diminutive is added here. For some reason, it feels more intimate to her than simply saying the other's name as she has in public.

"Could you doubt it?" An eyebrow arches and the hand over Nonons tightens a little as the elevators hums on its way upwards. "I was surprised to see your name in my hand. Though perhaps I should have noticed that brilliant hair of yours from across the room."
whatsina_name: (Phillip [Really?])

[personal profile] whatsina_name 2018-10-15 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. It's at the sudden return to attention that Phillip realizes what Nico was doing, because... yeah. He's been there. So he tries to smile encouragingly. It's fine, Nico, you're fine. Even if other people are weird as shit about death, Phillip isn't going to be.

The explanation does worry him a little bit, but--]
What do you mean? [Phillip has some... issues with people messing with the proper order of things.]
sorserer: (pic#12579479)

[personal profile] sorserer 2018-10-15 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Big multiverse out there.

[ offhandedly. he's had this conversation before, or some version of it. he steps around the corner table and looks behind the curtain, rifling in the small side room there. ]

Besides, even if you knew my New York, it's still a state with nineteen million people. Anyone in this town could be from New York, I wouldn't know.
whatsina_name: (Phillip [What are you doing])

[personal profile] whatsina_name 2018-10-15 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
I did tell you he'd be really worried about you being here.

[now she has a better idea of why.]
offshoots: (Default)

[personal profile] offshoots 2018-10-15 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[... it's not his compliment that's made her smile like that, right? it's something else she's not telling him.

nothing he will ask about, either.]


Huh. So winning the Grail War gives you something like that, does it? I wonder what that Old Man would think about it. [he smiles back but it's wry.]

Well. Green's good on you, too.

[- Robin Hood aka Green Man, Mr. Green Tea, Greenie.]
kuroi_taiyo: (52)

[personal profile] kuroi_taiyo 2018-10-15 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't put it past you... It's probably all of someone else's, too.

[ Not that he realizes Sinbad's around, but Ja'far seemed like the type to take everyone's paperwork on hand just to make sure it's all done, even if it's not his responsibility.

Also, that got him to actually give a weirded out look. One that quickly got to stifled laughter. Cuz bitch, who you trying to fool? ]


We've known since I was a kid how much older you are compared to me. You don't have to lie. No one else would believe it, but you're what, thirty by now?
worldinnovator: manga, serious, curious (214)

I mean he is regardless but now he can offer you a drink before the angry sex

[personal profile] worldinnovator 2018-10-15 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, that's... something a bit new. Judar often reacted to him abruptly and heatedly but the wariness... that's definitely new. One eyebrow arches behind his mask as he draws back the glass of champagne and just gives Judar an assessing look.

If his gaze lingers for a moment too long on the very tell-tale sight of the new tattoo down his neck, well.... ]


No? Since when has that ever stopped you?
cowared: (i'm afraid you're never satisfied)

A.

[personal profile] cowared 2018-10-15 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ The Nian Beast has been pretty intent on taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of their new environment while on this tour, though on the train it's hard to take in much more than the first. Still, the sights are enough to pique his interest. He spent over three thousand years asleep under the sea only to wake up to a very changed world once, and now he's been tossed into yet another wildly different setting than the one he grew up knowing.

The setting has been so fascinating that he's barely paid attention to the people immediately around him, and it takes a few words in for him to realize that he's the one being spoken to.

The Nian blinks owlishly at the boy next to him, before looking out the window again.
]

It's weird.

[ Super insightful. ]

This kind of thing... it doesn't normally happen to people?

[ There's an uncertainty in his tone, like he really doesn't know if this is a typical situation for people to find themselves in or not. ]
callmenines: pixiv @ 338638 (pic#11334100)

[personal profile] callmenines 2018-10-15 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
A promise?

[That's sketchy...but what isn't about any of this? There's a sigh, shoulders raising and falling with the exhale he doesn't need to really indulge in.]

Fine. Let's just...get this over with. I want my uniform back.

[What's this? He's not pressuring her into giving him an answer? Nah, he'll do that later. His desire to get out of the situation he's in overrides his curiosity to know just who she made a promise to.]

Just remember that I won't be taking orders from you, got that?